Fire engulfs trailer in flames

Humboldt Bay Fire officials are investigating what Chief Ken Woods called a "suspicious" mobile home fire that occurred off Humboldt Hill Road in Eureka Friday evening.

According to Woods, four fire engines and two command vehicles responded to the 10:25 p.m. call to find a mobile home completely engulfed in flames. Upon arrival, Woods said, the immediate concern was containing the blaze and preventing the flames from spreading to neighboring trailers and buildings.

Woods said it appeared that the single-wide trailer was occupied, but that the residents were not present when the fire broke out. Woods said fire officials are still working to determine the identity of the residents and how long they had been living in the mobile home.

The fire was contained by 11 p.m. and no other structures were damaged. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Woods said.